astrolabe
250 pxAn 18th century Persian astrolabe.
Meaning
Noun
- An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
Origin
- From Middle English astrelabie et al., from Middle French astrolabe, Old French astrelabe, from Ancient Greek ἀστρολάβος ("star-taking"), from ἄστρον + λαμβάνω.
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